It seems unthinkable that in 21st Century there are still #childsoldiers During this week #RaiseYourRed to join World Vision SaveChildrenUN Watchlist War Child UK & #UnitedKingdom #Germany #Niger #Norway to raise awareness
Check out these resources on Children Associated with Armed Forces & Armed Groups (CAAFAG) some of which Plan International is proud to have led on. Learn more about programming with #CAAFAG & special needs of girls associated with armed forces and armed groups (GAAFAG) #RaiseYourRed
Over the past 3 decades, armed conflicts have increased affected #Africa specifically children are at risk of recruitment & use in conflict.
Join me to say that“There must be no child called a soldier ”
#PeaceForChildren #RaiseYourRed in solidarity
Dallaire Institute for Children, Peace & Security Dallaire Institute African Centre of Excellence
Since the outbreak of war in Yemen in 2014 until the end of 2023, the Mayyun Organization has monitored the killing of 7,020 children who were used as soldiers.
#RedHandDay #ACTtoProtect #ChildrenNotSoldiers #RaiseYourRed
To read the full statement 📖👇
mayyun.org/news931.html
Today, 12 February, we join the world in commemorating the #RedHandDay . In CAR approximately 6,000-10,000 #children have been associated with armed groups since 2013. Let us continue our efforts to provide a safe and bright future for the children of our nation. #RaiseYourRed
As an organisation, World Vision believes that all children should have the opportunity to experience life in all its fullness. We stand against the recruitment & use of children by armed forces & armed groups. #RaiseYourRed with us today #RedHandDay
As we mark #RedHandDay tomorrow, we ask you to #RaiseYourRed & join us to bring awareness to this ongoing violation of children’s rights.
#ItTakesAWorld 🌍 | #RedHandDay ✋
It’s #RedHandDay , the Intl Day Against the Use of Child Soldiers. Watchlist & our partners invite you to #RaiseYourRed w/us to say that no child should be recruited & used in armed conflict & support the UN’s #CAAC agenda to end this grave violation against children
Today is #RedHandDay ... but what do you need to know about #ChildSoldiers ?
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#RedHandDay reminds us how many children are still affected by recruitment and use - an estimated 250,000 boys and girls. This practice has a devastating impact on children.
Take action to help end this grave violation of children's rights!
#RaiseYourRed | #ItTakesAWorld
On the eve of #RedHandDay , it is critical to highlight how #CAAFAG can be treated differently depending on the context of the armed conflict. As stated in intl law, all #children must be treated primarily as victims. Today, #RaiseYourRed for all children
I raise my red hand in solidarity with #childsoldiers . #Children should never be used in war. #RedHandDay2022 #RaiseYourRed Watchlist
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On 12 February - the Red Hand Day - we call on all parties to stop & prevent the recruitment and use of children in armed conflicts, and ensure their social reintegration into society
#RedHandDay #RaiseYourRed #ChildrenNotSoldiers
Norway MFA Children and Armed Conflict 📍 #ACTtoProtect UNICEF Save the Children International
Norway🇳🇴 calls on all parties in conflicts to
🔹stop and prevent the recruitment and use of children in armed conflict and
🔹ensure their social reintegration into society
#ChildrenNotSoldiers #ACTtoProtect #RedHandDay #RaiseYourRed
Our strategies to end the recruitment and use of #ChildSoldiers are most effective when they are part of a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach focused on the protection of the safety & rights of the child #RaiseYourRed this #RedHandDay to show your support.
On the 20th Anniversary of #OPAC and #RedHandDay today, let’s #RaiseYourRed for universal ratification of this critical instrument to end use of Children and Armed Conflict 📍 #ACTtoProtect forever. In 2022, there is no place for recruitment and use of children for military purposes Save the Children International Janti Soeripto
I raise my red hand in solidarity with #childsoldiers
Children should never have to face the scourge of war and much less be recruited and used as soldiers
#RaiseYourRed #RedHandDay2023
#acttoprotect #redhandday #OTD
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#RaiseyourRed today for #RedHandDay . Join the youth of Never Again International - Canada on the International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers and unite to advocate against the use of children in armed conflicts. #ActToProtect Children and Armed Conflict 📍 #ACTtoProtect Dallaire Institute for Children, Peace & Security Watchlist
